Pepsi’s Ice Cucumber
by Margie
Pepsi has introduced a new limited edition soda flavor for the summer: Ice Cucumber. Unfortunately for curious and vegetable-loving folks in the U.S., it is only available in Japan.
After posting earlier about Edy’s ice cream limited favors I discovered that these also exist at Dryer’s. Dreyer’s is owned by the same company and even used the same packaging for its Root Beer & Baby Ruth limited edition runs.
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June 24th, 2007 at 1:08 am
This looks so good. Japan always gets the best Coke products. ARG
July 11th, 2007 at 6:15 am
[...] This seems to be the Summer of the Cucumber in Japan, as the vegetable made headlines last month for being the central flavor in a new limited edition Pepsi product named Ice Cucumber. [...]
August 27th, 2007 at 9:03 am
[...] a hit can be risky business. Business Week has an interesting article of the Japanese market, where Pepsi’s Ice Cucumber sold out in two weeks. The article states that even Pepsi sodas that don’t sell well in other [...]
December 21st, 2007 at 3:41 pm
[...] Japanese market is rabid for limited edition food products, with limited edition sodas such as Pepsi’s Iced Cucumber sometimes selling out in less than two weeks. Companies often introduce products into the Japanese [...]
January 2nd, 2008 at 10:03 pm
[...] The Pepsi Ice Cucumber took Japan by storm early last summer, where it sold out in less than two weeks, and Diet Dr. Pepper created some excitement in the U.S. in December with its limited edition Chocolate Cherry Diet Dr. Pepper. Meanwhile Jones Soda never failed to disappoint with its seasonal limited editions such as the Halloween and holiday sodas, or occasional surprises such as a soda that tastes like dirt. [...]
October 28th, 2008 at 9:52 am
[...] it could be good, but from what I read online it was not that good) or quickly forgotten like the Ice Cucumber one, which supposedly was only available for a few [...]